William ORAM MID

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Service Number:	526
Enlisted:	14 September 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Galaquil, Victoria, Australia, 14 April 1890
Home Town:	Foster, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 17 June 1967, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dandenong General Cemetery
Memorials:

14 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 526, 14th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 526, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 526, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
1 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For his continued good work, cool and sound judgement, and fine example set to all ranks during the period in the Trenches at BOIS GRENIER from 28th June 1916 to July 12th. 1916 and at POZIERES from 6th August to 13th August 1916 and 28th August to 30th August 1916
14 May 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion

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William was born in 1890 at Galaquil, son of Thomas Sheldon Oram and Isabella Nimmo.

In 1909 he moved with his family to Foster.

Following his return to Australia in 1917 he joined the Permanent Military Forces.

He married Adela Eleanor Schurmann in 1922.

He served in the Permanent Forces until 1950.